Track 3 of the EP Everybody Sing, the Storm Is Passing Through · 2026
Carry Me Back on the Evening Wind
“Far from the harbour and carried back on the evening wind. Our most homesick hymn, with just organ and voices.”
classical crossover · classical crossover · folk hymn · 3:46
Lyrics
Far from the harbour where the gulls wheel low Far from the lamplit lane I used to know I stand at a window with a cup gone cold Counting the roofs and the stories they hold The language here is kind but not my own The bread tastes right but never quite like home I fold my loneliness and put it by And I turn my face toward a different sky Carry me back on the evening wind Past the hills where the long roads bend Home is not a place I've lost It's a song I sing no matter the cost Carry me back, carry me through Every mile is a mile to you I will rise, I will stand With the whole wide world in my hand A call tonight will cross the sea and wire My mother's voice will lift me ever higher She'll say the tide is turning and the porch light's on And the dark will soften and the ache be gone Carry me back on the evening wind Past the hills where the long roads bend Home is not a place I've lost It's a song I sing no matter the cost Carry me back, carry me through Every mile is a mile to you I will rise, I will stand With the whole wide world in my hand Though the distance is wide There's a door left open inside And the choir of those I love Sings me home from above Carry me back on the evening wind Past the hills where the long roads bend Home is not a place I've lost It's a song I sing no matter the cost Carry me back, carry me through Every mile is a mile to you I will rise, I will stand With the whole wide world in my hand Carry me, carry me Home is where I'm going Home is where I am